Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-21
HIGH LICENSE AT THE BAY.
Its Results in Alameda, and its Adoption
in OAKLAND

AVS otsultS III AtdlutUds anu As' <AuOPAOu
in Oakland.
The several San Francisco pap.rs give
the following concerning the progress of
high license at the Bay:
Nearly year ago the Alameda Board of
Trustees increased the retail liquor license
from $50 per annum TO $500. The liquor
sellers, of whom there were some sixty
nine, fought the increase most determin-
eddy. They formed q league, refused to
pay, were arrested, tried, convicted and
fined and finally were made to yield tacit
obedience to the law, but nursed what they
considered their grievances until propi-
tous time for revenge. This time has now
arrived, in municipal election about to
take place. They have come into this con-
test, it is well understood, to punish those
who were responsible for the high-license
ordinance, and to elect a municipal Board
in favor of low license, or a repeal of all
license.
The high-license law has reduced the
number of saloons from sixty-nine to
twenty-seven. Consequently there are
great many citizens entirely satisfied with
it. These issued a call for all who were
similarly minded to attend public meet
ing at fuckers Hall Saturday evening, to
take steps to nominate ticket to be voted
for at the municipal election to be held
April 18th. Those dissatisfied with the
high license and with the course of the
Trustees, called nom partisan meeting for
the same evening, at the Park Opera House.
Thus it is seen that two municipal conven-
tons were held on the same evening, but
neither under the auspices of either of the
old party
ct the special meeting of the Oakland
itu oil oa1l aI for Of
sidering the license ordinance and the ordi-
nance making it misdemeanor to dispose
of intoxicating liquors to minors, all the
members of the Council and the Mayor
were present and the lobby was crowded
with spectators.
The ordinance making it a misdemeanor
to sell or give away intoxicating liquor to
any minor under sixteen years of age, was
called for final passage and adopted by
unanimous vote.
The ordinance fixing liquor licenses at
500 quarter for dealers dong business
of 81 800 quarter, or less, was taken up,
and or motion of Mr.. Barker, an amend
ment fixing the license for dealers doing a
business of more than 81, 500 a quarter at
$125 quarter was adopted. The ordinances
and were approved by the Mayor, and will
take effect on the LIST of June.
Mr.. Hackett in explaining his vote in
favor of the ordinance to impose the high
license said that Oakland was infested with
deadfalls and it had come to such a pass
that if man attempted to interfere with
them they undertook to hound him out of
politics as they had done in his case In
the Fifth Ward. which he represented, there
were seventeen saloons, and of these only
three or four were respectable There was
one from which drunken women might be
seen coming out in broad daylight, and it
was not safe for a decent woman to pass
the place for fear of insult He knew the
SONS of four or five of the best citizens in
his ward who had been absolutely ruined
by these deadfalls. These people had got
so bold in Oakland that they attempted to
dictate who should fill this office or that
Office.
The present license is $25 per quarter.
There are 274 saloons licensed, and the
revenue is $27 400 per year. 1t is estimated
that the increased tax will reduce the num-
Der of saloons about % per cent. Under
the new ordinance, however the revenue
of the city from this source will be in
creased to So, 200 year.